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Professional Nanny of the Year named

31 July 2008

A 26-year-old nanny working in rural Herefordshire has won Professional Nanny of the Year 2008.

Childcare subsidies have little impact, says study

29 July 2008

Government subsidises aimed at reducing the cost of childcare to parents have had little impact on increasing the number of mothers who return to work, an Australian study claims.

Early years inspections disrupted by pay freeze dispute

28 July 2008

Ofsted inspectors in early years and social care are locked in a pay dispute over a three-year pay freeze, which is disrupting nursery and childminding inspections.

Anti-EYFS campaign enlists leading authors

25 July 2008

Two well-known children's authors have joined the Open Eye protest against the Early Years Foundation Stage becoming law in September.

Parents 'missing out on vouchers'

24 July 2008

Parents are spending more money on their holiday childcare than they need to, according to nursery chain Busy Bees.

Neediest mothers denied flexible working

23 July 2008

Flexible working arrangements are not accessible to the parents who need them most, such as lone or low-paid mothers, new research has found.

Reforms target under-sevens lone parents

22 July 2008

Lone parents of children aged seven or over will be expected to look for work and those with younger children to take part in training, under welfare plans set out...

Exemption process from EYFS is spelled out

21 July 2008

Nurseries and childminders can now find out how to apply for exemptions from specific parts of the Early Years Foundation Stage.

Disability case could win new rights for carers

18 July 2008

A huge extension in flexible and part-time working could follow a landmark ruling for carers in the European Court of Justice.

Nursery deputy manager guilty of force-feeding children

17 July 2008

A former deputy nursery manager has been found guilty of force-feeding children in her care and has been banned for life from working with children.